be no stranger to

verb

To be familiar with due to past experience.

“The dentist is no stranger to ill-behaved patients.”

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Meanings

verbbe no stranger to (third-person singular simple present is no stranger to, present participle being no stranger to, simple past was no stranger to, past participle been no stranger to)

present singular third person is no stranger to · participle present being no stranger to · past was no stranger to · participle past been no stranger to

  1. To be familiar with due to past experience.

    The dentist is no stranger to ill-behaved patients.

    1 more example

    We're no strangers to love; you know the rules and so do I.

    1987, Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up
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APA

be no stranger to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20no%20stranger%20to

MLA

“be no stranger to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20no%20stranger%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be no stranger to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20no%20stranger%20to.

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